Neon Brainiacs

Neon Brainiacs (A Retro Horror Movie Podcast)

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Neon Brainiacs is a comedy podcast about retro horror movies with your hosts, and independent filmmakers, Ben and Lance (and former co-host Gregg). Your heroes break down the movie's plot, remember the good times, and get lost in plenty of humorous diversions. We love to engage with our audience, and hope you're willing to be in on the joke. While we do a play-by-play of the movie, this show is tailored a little more for those looking to laugh at their work desk. Nostalgia and laughs rule the day. We open with some fun banter, then Lance does some production history and BTS info with his "Shpi...

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05 - The Burning (1981) 11.10.2017 1:20:32

Well, we picked a really bad week to review a movie with Harvey Weinstein's name on it. What a piece of trash. Anyway, make some smores and join us around the campfire because we're talking about The Burning from 1981. After a prank goes wrong, a horribly burned camp caretaker exacts his revenge on anyone in his way, which includes Jason Alexander, Fisher Stevens, Ned Eisenberg and Holly Hunter. W...

04 - Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) 04.10.2017 1:23:44

Deep from outer space comes episode 4! Join us as we take a bite out of Critters 2: The Main Course. We'll discuss the cultural relevance of Madballs, using woods porn as currency, and the eternal argument of Van Halen vs. Van Hagar.

03 - The Gate (1987) 27.09.2017 1:21:06

Join us as we dive into episode 3 and chat about 1987's The Gate! Stephen Dorff, in his film debut, accidentally summons demons in his backyard with the help of his metalhead friend Terry. We talk about weird family hobbies, cute lil' demons, and wearing two flannels at the same time.

02 - The Hidden (1987) 20.09.2017 1:44:36

Episode 2 is upon us and for this one we talk about the sci-fi/action/horror mash-up The Hidden. Kyle Maclachlan plays an FBI agent trying to track down a mysterious alien parasite possessing various people around Los Angeles to go on murderous crime sprees. We talk about fast cars and loud jams, various links between this movie and the Nightmare On Elm Street series, and the origin of the term "d...

01 - Blood Rage (1987) 13.09.2017 1:28:53

Episode 1! For the premiere of Neon Brainiacs, we tackled Blood Rage (aka Slasher, aka Nightmare At Shadow Woods). This wacky slasher follows twins Terry and Todd after Terry commits murder at a local drive-in and frames Todd. Ten years later, Todd escapes to set the record straight. We'll talk about chipped ham, straight edge revenge and buying condoms from Ted Raimi in a public restroom.